1 Samuel 6:6

6:6 Why harden your hearts like the Egyptians and Pharaoh did? ¹  When God ²  treated them harshly, didn’t the Egyptians send the Israelites on their way? ³ 

1 Samuel 14:21

14:21 The Hebrews who had earlier gone over to the Philistine side ⁴  joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

1 Samuel 21:8

21:8 David said to Ahimelech, “Is there no sword or spear here at your disposal? I don’t have my own sword or equipment in hand due to the urgency of the king’s instructions.”

1 Samuel 27:12

27:12 So Achish trusted David, thinking to himself, ⁵  “He is really hated ⁶  among his own people in ⁷  Israel! From now on ⁸  he will be my servant.”

[6:6]  ¹ tn Heb “like Egypt and Pharaoh hardened their heart.”

[6:6]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:6]  ³ tn Heb “and they sent them away and they went.”

[14:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the Hebrews were to the Philistines formerly, who went up with them in the camp all around.”

[27:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “saying.”

[27:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “he really stinks.” The expression is used figuratively here to describe the rejection and ostracism that David had experienced as a result of Saul’s hatred of him.

[27:12]  ⁷ tc Many medieval Hebrew mss lack the preposition “in.”

[27:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “permanently.”